Chen,Patrick - Biology Scavenger Hunt Big Idea 3

6. Haploid (Melopsittacus undulatus): A haploid cell contains only one set of chromosomes. The haploid cell is used in sexual reproduction where male sperm and female egg, both haploid, combine to become diploid. Here, the fancy parakeet was once a haploid sperm that until it combined with an egg.

1. Diploid (Citrus latifolia): A diploid cell has two sets of chromosomes. All the cells that make up a lime tree are diploid.

7. Evidence of different alleles (Euonymus japonicus): An allele is one of multiple versions of a gene. In the golden euonymus, there are two alleles that code for leaf color, green or yellow. The green allele for leaf color is co-dominant to the yellow allele.

3. Eukaryote (prunus persica): A eukaryote is any organism that has cells with membrane bound organelles. The peach tree contains cells with chloroplasts that are membrane bound, therefore making it a eukaryote.

8. Schooling (Puntius tetrazona): The behavior of schooling is when fish swim in the same direction is a coordinated manner. The tiger barb in the picture are schooling as they stay in a tight group.

15. Meiosis (Salvia leucantha): Meiosis is the process of cell division where the chromosome number is divided in half for reproduction. The mexican sage is a product of a parent mexican sage that when through meiosis. 

16. Phenotype (Viola tricolor var. hortensis): Phenotype is the appearance of the trait. The pansies exhibit many phenotypes, from yellow to purple to white.

10. Genetically modified organism GMO (Lycopersicon esculentum): A GMO is any organism that has been modified by genetic engineering techniques. The tomato is one of the most common GMOs in the world.

19. Seed Dispersal Method (Amelanchier ovalis): Seed dispersal is the transfer of seeds away from the parent plant. The amelanchier hides its seeds in a berry and waits for birds to eat it. As the birds fly away, the seed gets planted into the soil by the bird droppings.

14. Mitosis (Bougainvillea): Mitosis is the process which a cell divides into two identical daughter cells. The bougainvillea has grown from a seed to a large bush because of the process of mitosis.